The following are screen shots from the new YouTube video by Saudi women's rights activist Wajeha Al-Huwaider [1] titled "No to Women’s Oppression," on the Saudi ban on women competing in the Beijing Olympics. In
the video, Wajeha Al-Huwaider writes, "participating in the Olympics is
the impossible dream for Saudi women, until they lift the ban on sports
for women in public schools and government universities."
Al-Huwaider heads the Society for Defending Women's Rights (saudiwomenvoice.com ).
The video includes Arabic followed by the English translations.
To view the YouTube video, visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziAVG4UAwV4 .
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Olympics Logo
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"Participating in the Olympics is the impossible dream for Saudi women,
until they lift the ban on sports for women in public schools and
government universities."
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"One Moment in Time"
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"According to official statistics two-thirds of the Saudi women are suffering from obesity"
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Saudi women soccer players
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Saudi women soccer players
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Saudi women soccer players
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Saudi women soccer players
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Saudi women soccer players
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"Aisha, the wife of the prophet Mohammad (PBOH) practiced all kinds of sports at that time: knightly skills, and horse riding"
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No Discrimination in Sport
The Society for Defending Women’s Rights in Saudi Arabia
08/08/08
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Saudi women soccer players
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